Memorial Day weekend races

LIME ROCK ­— Lime Rock Park, the historic mile-and-a-half racetrack, revs up its season with a variety of races and shows Memorial Day weekend, May 27 to 30. The highlights of the weekend include the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge race featuring showroom stock cars on Saturday, May 28, the Royals Garage Presents the Veterans Memorial Car Show on Sunday, May 29, and the Rolex Sports Car Series and GT race on Monday, May 30. Muscle cars, tuners and imports, street rods, antiques, antique trucks, race cars and exceptional contemporaries will line the track for the Sunday car show. The show is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine. There is a $10 entry fee for show cars. Admission is $5, but free to veterans and children under 12. Proceeds from the show will go to the building of the Veterans Memorial Wall in Torrington. The black granite wall will replace asbestos plaques and sit at the front entrance of Torrington City Hall.Four trophys will be awarded for People’s Pick, Royal’s Crown, Skip’s Selection and Veterans’ Vote.The Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype and GT race on May 30 will feature Daytona prototypes, Corvettes, Porsches, BMWs, Camaros and Mazda RX-8s.The Midway Cafe Food Court will feature chef Jake Gandolfo, a North Canaan native and former contestant on the TV show “MasterChef,” on Saturday, May 28.Lime Rock Park also has a camping area. Sites hold six people. Call 860-435-5000 to reserve a spot.For more information about Lime Rock Park’s Memorial weekend activities or to order tickets, call 860-435-5000 or visit www.limerock.com.

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Travel league baseball came to Torrington Thursday, June 26, when the Berkshire Bears Select Team played the Connecticut Moose 18U squad. The Moose won 6-4 in a back-and-forth game. Two players on the Bears play varsity ball at Housatonic Valley Regional High School: shortstop Anthony Foley and first baseman Wes Allyn. Foley went 1-for-3 at bat with an RBI in the game at Fuessenich Park.

 

  Anthony Foley, rising senior at Housatonic Valley Regional High School, went 1-for-3 at bat for the Bears June 26.Photo by Riley Klein 

 
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